COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Morgan County

Colorado · 21,939 residents · 1,280 sq mi

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With 21,939 people, Morgan County is a county in Colorado. The typical home is worth $51,000. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 24% less than in Colorado as a whole. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. Renters pay $321 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,939

−19%vs 2000

vs 27,171 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,280 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,802)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(2,123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,814)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,435)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,177)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(3,497)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(2,860)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(2,148)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,747)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,740)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,158)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(438)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,849

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,568 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,928

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,492 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $482 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67%(18,191)

Black0.2%(57)

Hispanic / Latino31.2%(8,473)

Asian0.2%(47)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(19,290)

Black0.2%(48)

Hispanic / Latino18%(3,940)

Asian0.5%(115)

Other11.3%(2,486)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican30.5%(8,990)

Central American4.7%(1,401)

Guatemalan4.2%(1,247)

Salvadoran0.5%(147)

South American0.4%(112)

Spaniard0.3%(91)

Puerto Rican0.2%(65)

Ecuadorian0.2%(59)

Colombian0.1%(27)

Peruvian0.1%(26)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(84)

Filipino0.3%(76)

Chinese0.1%(41)

Thai0%(4)

Japanese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(60)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German20.1%(5,948)

English9.3%(2,739)

Irish7.2%(2,121)

American5.1%(1,497)

Italian2.4%(694)

Swedish2.3%(679)

Norwegian1.6%(483)

Russian1.1%(319)

French1%(302)

Subsaharan African1%(284)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(279)

Scottish0.9%(263)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(261)

Polish0.5%(160)

Danish0.4%(132)

Ethiopian0.4%(112)

Belgian0.3%(77)

Greek0.3%(77)

Czech0.2%(71)

Somali0.2%(56)

Welsh0.2%(48)

Nigerian0.1%(43)

Swiss0.1%(38)

French Canadian0.1%(23)

Arab0.1%(17)

Lebanese0%(14)

Austrian0%(10)

British0%(10)

Finnish0%(10)

Portuguese0%(5)

Palestinian0%(3)

Slovak0%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(3,825)

Married55.4%(6,864)

Widowed2.3%(283)

Divorced11.4%(1,408)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(2,841)

Married52.7%(5,781)

Widowed9.2%(1,012)

Divorced12.2%(1,342)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)34.4%(570)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(612)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.7%(442)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,657 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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